Ice levels
are at historic lows on the Great Lakes, meaning there could be an early spring
and that snowfalls will be closer to the Lake Huron shoreline than is usual at
this time of the year.
According
to Great Lakes Ice Tracker there was just 7.5 per cent ice coverage on all
lakes combined as of February 12, slightly below the all-time previous low of
8.5 per cent set in 2012, and well below the historic average of 41 per cent.
Lake Huron was only 26 per cent covered on February 4 compared to
approximately 95 per cent ice coverage on the same day in 1994, and around 40
per cent ice coverage on the same day in 2016.
Without any ic, there is a better chance of warming up faster in
April and May.
